GRE Word List

PROPONENT

one who argues in favor of something : advocate

The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.

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WordMeaning
refractoryresisting control or authority : stubborn
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
hoarygray or white with or as if with age
cloistera monastic establishment
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
stealtha cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
emollientmaking soft or supple
yoretime past and especially long past